The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-30
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


IL RIDER HAGGARD denies that he is coming
to America Immediately. He may come over
next fall.
SOLID cut glass bedstead, richly worked
was lately made at Birmingham, England, for a
Calcutta millionaire
Won MoLTKE's simple habits are likely to in
sure him long old age. He enjoys family life
shuns company, talks rarely and pithily, and
relishes good game of whist.
New YORK Sun: Old Lady ION her way to
church. -"Dont you know, little boy that it's
wicked-to play ball Sunday2" Little Boy-'We
amt playin were only praeticin' for termor-
rows game"
EX-LAND COMMISSIONER SPARKS declares that
his expenses while he was in Office were $40, 900
year more than his 81 900 salary. 1t may be
that Mr.. Lamar forced him to resign in order
to help him save money, yet Sparks has thus
far shown no gratitude for his kindness.
THE wealthiest negro in the North is Dr. j. n.
Gloucester, of Brooklyn, n. Y. who is estimated
to be worth $500, OOO Francois Lacroix, negro
who died in New Orleans recently, had at one
time possessed ST. 600, 900, but at his death
was comparatively poor.
CHRISTIAN Advocate physician, few
weeks since, giving account of the decline
of church in his town, said it had died of the
foot and mouth disease Being asked what he
meant, he said that the people spent their time
running around talking about each other"
THE color line breaks fast in politics under
the stress of a canvass like that which has Just
closed in Atlanta. and the negro who has voted
and had his vote counted for or against prohibit
ton is receiving vigorous practical education
in his rights IA and his privileges as a cit
iZen.
Mr. T. A. TRoLLoPE recalls that his maternal
grandfather, country vicar. could not endure
the sound made by fe-edge on dinner
plate. So he had some plates made for himself
with discs of silver set in the centers, and on
these he cut his meat without having his teeth
set on edge.
THE grave of Tom Marshall, of Ken
tucky's greatest orators, is in an open field one
and a half mile from Versailles. 1t is uncared
for and the mound has been rooted over by
hogs. A small stone at the head of the grave
bears the inscription: Thomas F. Marshall
born in Frankfort June 7, 1901; died Sept. %,
1864"
CHARLES DICKENS, the younger, was over
come by the grandeur of Niagara Falls. He
said, as he gazed upon the cataract: 'Why, this
is something awful. My father, in his Amer
icrn Notes. speaks of Niagara a place of
peace and rest don't see what he could have
been thinking about Peace and rest Why, to
me it is one of abject terror"
A LADY of Washington riding in an av-
enue car. Among the passengers young
colored man quite ''swell." A young woman of
his own color entered. and he Immediately rose
and offered her his seat. She gracefully de-
you, sir, of your seat" .'Oh, no depravity
miss" was his reply; mo depravity at all; pre-
fer to stand" You can imagine the effect upon
the passengers.
HERE is pen-picture of NJ. Floquet, who
stands chance of succeeding M. Grevy as
President of France: 'He is the most distinct
personality in Parliament, possibly excepting
Jules Ferry, and has much of Mr.. Blaine's
alertness of mind, ease of manner and mastery
arts of the politician. His hair is as white as
snow. but he is physically very vigorous and
popular beyond any other politician in either
house"
AN American traveller with letter of credit
entered bank in Vienna ESQ the story runs) in
which there was big barricade in front of
long desk and two small holes cut for the con-
yenience of customers. He walked up to the
first of them. man came. He handed the
letter of credit to him The man looked at it
and said very gruffiy: Next window" The
traveller went to the next window A man came
up, took his letter of credit looked at it, smiled
pleasantly and said: That's all right. How
much do you wish to draw, sirl" 1t was the
same man.
THE Bank of England doors are now so finely
balanced that clerk, by pressing knob
der his desk, can close the outer doors in
stantly, and they cannot be opened again
cept by special process. This is done to pre-
vent the daring and ingenious unemployed of
the metropolis from robbing the bank. The
bullion department of this and other banks
nightly submerged several feet IN water by the
action of the machinery In some banks the
bullion department is connected with the man.
ayers sleeping room, and an entrance cannot be
effected without shooting bolt in the dormitory,
which in turn sets in motion alarm. If
visitor during the day should happen to knock
off one from a pile of half sovereigns the
whole pile would disappear, pool of water
taking its place
JACQUES WIssLER, who engraved nearly all
the plates from which the money and bonds of
the Confederate States of America were printed
died last Saturday at his home in Camden, N
j., aged eightyf four years. Wissler was born in
in Strasburg in 1903 He was educated in Paris
and spoke five languages with more than aver
age fiuency- He to this country in 1S49
and was employed by a well known Autograph
ing firm He remained with them until just be-
fore the breaking out of the war, when he was
engaged at a much increased salary by New
York firm of photographers. They at once dis
patched him to Richmond, telling him he would
there be instructed as to his work Within a
few days after his arrival, Fort Sumter
fred on, and he found himself in the whirlpool
of the great civil conflict Wisser informed
that he was assigned to the work of creating
paper money and bonds of the new Confederacy,
and although his sympathies with the
North. he found himself virtually prisoner at
Richmond. He made the best of the situation.
went faithfully to work and sent for his wife
and family. They were outspoken in their 10y
atty to the Union cause. but on account of the
husbands position were not disturbed during
the four years of the bloody strife.